Taiwan (China)

MBK considers IPO for Taiwan’s CNS – report

MBK Partners is reportedly considering an IPO for China Network Systems (CNS), Taiwan’s largest cable TV and broadband provider, in place of a longstanding trade sale agreement that has yet to materialize amid regulatory concerns.

Taiwan returns to the private equity map

I may have said this many times before but Taiwan, with its large number of world-class managers, manufacturing prowess and geographic proximity and cultural similarities to China, has the potential to be a leading investment destination for private equity...

Taiwan scores poorly on attracting PE – white paper

Taiwan’s government promised to revise rules on foreign investment and facilitate the inflow of private equity capital after a report issued by the American Chamber of Commerce in Taipei (AmCham) delivered a stinging criticism of the domestic investment...

Macquarie exits Taiwan Broadband as IPO raises $1.1b

Two funds run by Macquarie have exited Broadband Communications after the Taiwan pay-TV operator’s holding company raised S$1.39 billion ($1.1 billion) through an IPO. The offering by Asian Pay Television Trust (APTT) – of which Broadband Communications...

AVCJ at 25: Michael B. Kim of MBK Partners

Michael B. Kim, founding partner of MBK Partners, left The Carlyle Group in 2005 to set up his own private equity firm. The time was right, the capital was available, and there was a desire to become more local

AVCJ at 25: Lip-Bu Tan of Walden International

Lip-Bu Tan, founder and chairman of Walden International, plotted the route by which foreign venture capital entered China’s internet sector, as well as guiding dozens of Asian companies from start-up to listing

AVCJ at 25: Ta-Lin Hsu of H&Q Asia Pacific

Ta-Lin Hsu, founder and chairman of H&Q Asia Pacific, brought venture capital to Taiwan as part of efforts to develop the tech sector. It was a launching pad for private equity across the region

Baring PE Asia exits Taiwan-listed Airtac

Baring Private Equity Asia (BPEA) has completed its exit from Airtac International Group, a Taiwan-founded but now mainland China-headquartered manufacturer of pneumatic components.

Composition Capital invests in four Asian projects

Composition Capital Partners has invested in four projects in Macau, Taiwan and Malaysia through its local joint venture partners. The property-focused investor has also exited a Tokyo office development within a year of acquisition.

Fosun gets 20% stake in Taiwan bakery store

Fosun has invested NT$360 million ($12.3 million) to acquire a 20% stake in Taiwan’s Vigor Kobo, a bakery chain that produces traditional cakes and pastries. The deal is said to represent the first Chinese conglomerate's first foray into Taiwan’s...

New Zealand, Taiwan ink $200m co-investment pact

New Zealand Venture Investment Fund (NZVIF) and Taiwan’s National Development Fund (NDF) have formed a co-investment partnership which aims to commit up to $200 million into venture capital funds in the two nations.

StepStone adds two managing directors to Asia team

StepStone has appointed Mu-shin Kim and Andy Tsai as managing directors to its Asia team. While Kim will cover investments and business development in Korea and Japan, Tsai will focus on Taiwan and broader Asia. Both will be based in the firm’s Beijing...